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you don't have that any more in afghanistan. what is the rule and how is it that 144 women have lost their lives, and clearly the rules are not enforced or meaningful. >> the rules refer to archaic notion. women cannot be assigned to unit units that engage in in combat. when you're in afghanistan as captain badel was there is no battlefield. they'll take women and attach them to units instead of assigning them to units. it's a meaningless difference although it has meaning when they come back for their careers. they'll do things like have women serve in direct support. they're walking with them and carrying the same stuff but they haven't had the opportunity to be trained with them. >> eliot: is this akin to the don't ask/don't tell rules. it reflected a set of values that were a archaic the word of the moment. how is this viewed? do many women share your view this is something that should simply be gotten rid of? >> there is a range of opinions. i've received support from men and women on this, but there are people who don't th
you don't have that any more in afghanistan. what is the rule and how is it that 144 women have lost their lives, and clearly the rules are not enforced or meaningful. >> the rules refer to archaic notion. women cannot be assigned to unit units that engage in in combat. when you're in afghanistan as captain badel was there is no battlefield. they'll take women and attach them to units instead of assigning them to units. it's a meaningless difference although it has meaning when they come...
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then we draw down wars in iraq and afghanistan, shaving another trillion off of the deficit. that gets us to around 4 trillion in deficit over the next ten years. we are almost at 5 trillion in deficit reduction. as they sign the game shows, that's not all. the white house is also asking for about 200 billion in stimulus. according to the weekly standard, when senate minority leader mitch mcconnell saw the proposal, he quote, burst into laughter. he literally lol 'd. >> i've been very guarded in what i wanted to say. i didn't want it make it harder for me it say or the president or members of both parties to find common ground. but when i come out the day after the election and make it clear that republicans will put revenue on the table, i took a great risk. and then the white house spends three weeks trying to develop a proposal and they send one up here, the calls for $1.6 trillion of new taxes, calls for not even $400 billion in cuts, and they want to have extra spending, that's actually greater than the amount they are willing to cut. i mean, it's -- it was not a serious
then we draw down wars in iraq and afghanistan, shaving another trillion off of the deficit. that gets us to around 4 trillion in deficit over the next ten years. we are almost at 5 trillion in deficit reduction. as they sign the game shows, that's not all. the white house is also asking for about 200 billion in stimulus. according to the weekly standard, when senate minority leader mitch mcconnell saw the proposal, he quote, burst into laughter. he literally lol 'd. >> i've been very...
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i'm commander ayers here in afghanistan. i wanted to say to my mom, dad and sister in melbourne, florida, happy holidays and i love you and miss you. see you soon. [ male announcer ] how do you trade? with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. try our easy-to-use scottrader streaming quotes. it's another reason more investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. >>> here's a look at the stories topping the news for you right now. two firefighters have been killed, two others being treated for gunshot wounds after they were fired upon responding to a fire in upstate new york happening in the town of webster this morning. the christmas eve fire burning four different homes on that site and officials telling nbc news that the shooter is dead and unclear how he di
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bring your ground forces where they were before we were in iraq and afghanistan. we are not going -- secretary gates says anybody who recommends sending large number of land forces into muslim country ought to have, you know, his head examined. finally, you can take a look at the health care benefits for military retirees. about a decade ago, we said, you know, if you go in, you go into medicare, we will pay for everything else there's no co-pays, there's no you know, splitting of the cost. what happens is they overuse it and the health care costs, again, to quote secretary gates and the department of defense, are eating us alive and these are retired people, not for people still on active duty. >> dr. korb, i'm going to have you hang on there we have other breaking news coming, stay right there, there is more i want to ask. dana bash is now back with us on capitol hill with more. dana what do you have? >> reporter: i have another republican senator who came out of that meeting with mitch mcconnell, senator bob corker of tennessee. thank you very much k you just g
bring your ground forces where they were before we were in iraq and afghanistan. we are not going -- secretary gates says anybody who recommends sending large number of land forces into muslim country ought to have, you know, his head examined. finally, you can take a look at the health care benefits for military retirees. about a decade ago, we said, you know, if you go in, you go into medicare, we will pay for everything else there's no co-pays, there's no you know, splitting of the cost....
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not because she loved the idea of continuing the wars in afghanistan and iraq but because she saw that was a priority that needed to move whether or not it was going to have a lot of democratic votes. >> amazing. you think of all those things in the senate. the farm bill had enough republican support over there. never brought up in the house. it's a tough thing to do for john boehner. john allen, thank you so much for joining us. looking forward to the book about hillary and concussion-dpat. it will be interesting. next, as a new senator gets swarn in today, the fight from john kerry is reading up. >>> topping the headlines on andrea mitchell reports, former president george h.w. bush has been moved to the intensive care unit of a houston hospital where he's been battling a cough since november. the 88-year-old was moved to the icu recently after a foout few setbacks including a persistent fever. doctors are optimistic. >>> another member of president obama's administration is stepping down. lisa jackson, head of the veermtal protection agency. jackson answers tenure includes mat match
not because she loved the idea of continuing the wars in afghanistan and iraq but because she saw that was a priority that needed to move whether or not it was going to have a lot of democratic votes. >> amazing. you think of all those things in the senate. the farm bill had enough republican support over there. never brought up in the house. it's a tough thing to do for john boehner. john allen, thank you so much for joining us. looking forward to the book about hillary and...
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the navy is investigating the death in afghanistan of one of its most senior deployed s.e.a.l. officers as an apparent suicide. a u.s. military official tells cnn. navy commander joe w price 42 years old, died december 22nd, while serving as the commanding officer of s.e.a.l. team 4. a group of more than 2 dozen commandos conducting combat operations in the southern command of the country. that u.s. military official who's directly familiar with the event said the family has been notified of the death, and has been notified and is being investigated as an apparent suicide. there is no indication at this time that commander price was involved in any military related investigations or any controversies the officials said. all indications are, when he did not appear at an expected time. other military personnel went to look for him and discovered his body with an apparent gunshot wound. don? >> bash remark thank you. >>> the president wants a group, headed by the vice president to bring him recommendations on what to do about gun violence. what will congress do with any ideas they
the navy is investigating the death in afghanistan of one of its most senior deployed s.e.a.l. officers as an apparent suicide. a u.s. military official tells cnn. navy commander joe w price 42 years old, died december 22nd, while serving as the commanding officer of s.e.a.l. team 4. a group of more than 2 dozen commandos conducting combat operations in the southern command of the country. that u.s. military official who's directly familiar with the event said the family has been notified of...
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i am major tamala delhi, and i am coming from afghanistan. this message goes out to niceville florida. i love to say happy holidays to my children. i extend a very well and warm wish to the 96 medical group in nightsville, florida. happy holidays. ♪ if it wasn't for you ♪ don't know what i'd do ♪ i'd have nothing to prove [ male announcer ] introducing the celebration diamond collection. zales is the diamond store. let love shine. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios >>> nbc confirmed john kerry will be named secretary of state this afterno
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strength and look at syria and egypt and we're getting out of afghanistan and i have seen a moment of u.s. weakness and chaos following. >> chris: well, on that -- on that cheerful note... thank you, panel, see you next week, don't forget to check out panel plus where our group picks up with a discussion on our web site, foxnewssunday.com and we post the video before noon eastern time and make sure to follow us on twitter @foxnewssunday. up next our power player of the week. ♪ aids affects us all. even babies. chevron is working to stop mother-to-child transmission. our employees and their families are part of the fight. and we're winning. at chevron nigeria, we haven't had a reported case in 12 years. aids is strong. aids is strong. but we are stronger. and aids... ♪ aids is going to lose. aids is going to lose. ♪ aids is going to lose. aids is going to lose. [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them. and that their homeowners insurance protects them. [ thunder crashes ] it doesn't. stop pretending. only flood insurance covers floods. â
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and afghanistan. he talked about the strategic partnership that both president obama and karzai signed last spring. he said that the u.s. is in violation of it because they haven't handed over prison detainees from bagram into afghan hands as promised and this hinder is in future partnership with the afghans, and the americans beyond 2014, although he had a lot of strong worpd words when i asked if the sacrifices throughout at 11-year war was worth it, tens of thousands of afghan civilian lives he said in the end it did bring some stability to afghanistan. let's listen to what he had to say. >> it did bring to afghanistan overall stability. it did take back afghanistan to its international presence. it did bring afghanistan of economic well-being. some profited much more, some did less. but it did not bring security to afghanistan. and, as i said earlier, in parts of the country it made it worse. >> reporter: chris, i also asked him if he trusted the united states' motives in afghanistan and his respo
and afghanistan. he talked about the strategic partnership that both president obama and karzai signed last spring. he said that the u.s. is in violation of it because they haven't handed over prison detainees from bagram into afghan hands as promised and this hinder is in future partnership with the afghans, and the americans beyond 2014, although he had a lot of strong worpd words when i asked if the sacrifices throughout at 11-year war was worth it, tens of thousands of afghan civilian lives...
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stumble along and, i think we will have big foreign policy challenges an crises with respect to iran, afghanistan, syria, and i think that will be the dominant preoccupation of the year. >> chris: when it comes to iran which i know, is still a preoccupation of yours, a year from now will we talk about the diplomatic deal that has been accomplished, military action taken or the fact we are still then same mess. >> i think the military action that will have been taken. >> chris: by us or israel. >> i don't know. >> chris: well that is enough. there you go. senator bayh. >> believe it or tho not, the election is over but another one is always about to begin and i think you will see the vice president, probably making trips, at some point in the first half of the year to places like iowa and new hampshire, just to pick states at random, because he would like to set the stage for the next -- winning the democratic presidential nomination, in four years, of course the party is going to wait and see what hillary clinton wants to do, if she died not to run the vice president starts off as the favorite in
stumble along and, i think we will have big foreign policy challenges an crises with respect to iran, afghanistan, syria, and i think that will be the dominant preoccupation of the year. >> chris: when it comes to iran which i know, is still a preoccupation of yours, a year from now will we talk about the diplomatic deal that has been accomplished, military action taken or the fact we are still then same mess. >> i think the military action that will have been taken. >> chris:...
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on challenges from sudan, south sudan, to the situation in afghanistan. each time he has been exemplary. i was proud to serve with him on the foreign relations committee under the tut ledge of joe biden. but of course nothing brings two people closer together than weeks of debate prep. john, i'm looking forward to working with you instead of debating you. finally i want to thank teresa. as a former interpreter as united nations, she appreciates our interests can be advanced in partnership with others. teresa, thank you so much for being john's partner this this next endeavor. i have to say, you know, i think that i speak for john and joe and myself. and we just last a funeral, a man who skem exemplified the best in tradition. i know john, it won't be easy to leave the senate that you love. and i think it is fair it say that there are going to be some challenges ahead. an uncertain world will continue to test our nation. but even with all of the challenges that we face, i have never been more confident, more optimistic that if we act with wisdom and with p
on challenges from sudan, south sudan, to the situation in afghanistan. each time he has been exemplary. i was proud to serve with him on the foreign relations committee under the tut ledge of joe biden. but of course nothing brings two people closer together than weeks of debate prep. john, i'm looking forward to working with you instead of debating you. finally i want to thank teresa. as a former interpreter as united nations, she appreciates our interests can be advanced in partnership with...
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the conflict in afghanistan. there's a direct conflict in making sure it's not a save some for the taliban but internally, lack of a better term, tribal rivalries, but sometimes the u.s. has cooperation, one group of people creates resentment among others. they want to redevelop their neighborhoods. atg this very strange dynamic but it also gives you insight into the impact of history is having in the area because this is a part of the world that has been used to being conquered thousands of years coming and going. apart from human tragedy, your heart breaks when you read about someone who just had a baby a few days early, spoke to his wife regularly on a mission and the helicopter crash. your heart breaks. it reminds you of the human cost efforts to that also reminds us of the logistical challenge. >> did the book make you regret your comment on afghanistan speaks no. i think it reminds us of the challenges. at the end of the day afghanistan is important to it's important for multiple reasons. you don't want to
the conflict in afghanistan. there's a direct conflict in making sure it's not a save some for the taliban but internally, lack of a better term, tribal rivalries, but sometimes the u.s. has cooperation, one group of people creates resentment among others. they want to redevelop their neighborhoods. atg this very strange dynamic but it also gives you insight into the impact of history is having in the area because this is a part of the world that has been used to being conquered thousands of...
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there are still folks as we speak who are overseas, especially in afghanistan, risking their lives each and every day. you have an entire country behind you and that all of us understand that we would be nowhere without the extraordinary service that you guys provide. and so, we want to say thank you. we love you. >>> hotel rooms in the nation's capital are not booking up as fast as they were four years ago. officials expect between 600,000 and 800,000 for the president's second inauguration, less than half compared to four years ago. >>> netflix had a major fail. who's to blame and will you get a refund, that's coming up. th cy to help minimize blood sugar spikes. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes. that is the end... of carousel one. ...of carousel one. there's carousel two! all right! [ male announcer ] when you combine creamy velveeta with zesty rotel tomatoes and green chiles, you'll get a bowl of queso that makes even this get-together better. >>> public expectations about the year ahead are bleaker than more than a decade. a n
there are still folks as we speak who are overseas, especially in afghanistan, risking their lives each and every day. you have an entire country behind you and that all of us understand that we would be nowhere without the extraordinary service that you guys provide. and so, we want to say thank you. we love you. >>> hotel rooms in the nation's capital are not booking up as fast as they were four years ago. officials expect between 600,000 and 800,000 for the president's second...
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it is not just the force in afghanistan that is being reduced. it would impact on the training of the force. and its preparedness to conduct other operations. >> white house officials say it is unclear what will happen with the sequester. on friday republican senator john mccain said he doesn't see how a deal gets done without addressing these across the board cuts which could cost a lot of contractors their jobs. >> now, the large defense contractors will probably be okay. they have significant cash reserves most of them. the smaller contractors would have trouble getting their lines of credit extended, trouble keeping their employees if they can't be assured of continued employment. >> the only way to avoid the automatic $492 billion in cuts to the pentagon over the next nine years is for congress to make a deal in the next two days. harris? >> peter, thank you. fox weather alert now. a new headache for travelers. tonight a fresh storm system is pummeling the northeast. as you know much of the region and really the rest of the country are recov
it is not just the force in afghanistan that is being reduced. it would impact on the training of the force. and its preparedness to conduct other operations. >> white house officials say it is unclear what will happen with the sequester. on friday republican senator john mccain said he doesn't see how a deal gets done without addressing these across the board cuts which could cost a lot of contractors their jobs. >> now, the large defense contractors will probably be okay. they...
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the future of afghanistan matters in terms of regional stability. that's why i'm cautious about how we disengage, disengage in a counterproductive way, that could lead to a setback, all the lives lost, bloodshed, and treasure spent will have been for not. >> what do you think of president obama? >> well, i don't know president obama well as a person. i, of course, from -- >> has he called you? >> i spoke to him a few times, and he called me when my daughter was injuredded, and he left me an voice mail. >> how is she? >> fantastic, no lasting effects, but let me just say, that, deep admiration for the way he's been able to balance probably the hardest job in the world with his most important job as a father and husband, and i think he, as a man, a role model in those roles, deep policy disagreements with the president, and that's why i'm grateful we have a republic to debate it p on the phone: what did you learn from the way he handled his role as a father? >> as a father? well, a great job as i think the clintons did in raising two young girls, in t
the future of afghanistan matters in terms of regional stability. that's why i'm cautious about how we disengage, disengage in a counterproductive way, that could lead to a setback, all the lives lost, bloodshed, and treasure spent will have been for not. >> what do you think of president obama? >> well, i don't know president obama well as a person. i, of course, from -- >> has he called you? >> i spoke to him a few times, and he called me when my daughter was...
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significantly cut benefits for disabled veterans and for the thousands of those people who died in iraq and afghanistan. that is not how you balance the budget. i think the other context that we have to look at is what is going on in america economically. we have a middle class, which is in significant decline, while the wealthiest people are doing phenomenally well. who should pick up the burden for deficit reduction? working people who have seen their wages go down or the top 2% who have done phenomenally well, while their effective tax rate, as mitt romney reminded us by not releasing his tax returns, is extremely low. so to my mind, what this deficit reduction debate is about is asking the wealthiest people, the large corporations to help us with deficit reduction and give a break for a change to the middle class and working families. >> as you say, one that would mean less money for seniors with the social security adjustment is off the table, are you more optimistic about getting a deal done. >> we still have a long way to go. >> what do you see as the major sticking point? >> one of the sticking
significantly cut benefits for disabled veterans and for the thousands of those people who died in iraq and afghanistan. that is not how you balance the budget. i think the other context that we have to look at is what is going on in america economically. we have a middle class, which is in significant decline, while the wealthiest people are doing phenomenally well. who should pick up the burden for deficit reduction? working people who have seen their wages go down or the top 2% who have done...
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forces remain in afghanistan. is come a year after u.s. troop -- and a year after u.s. troops left iraq, more than 2,000 people died in ongoing violence. in italy, two americans were among 32 passengers killed when the costa concordia sank and the captain abandoned ship. the pope made a historic visit to mexico and cuba despite his frail health, the 85-year-old even began tweeting. across europe, anger over the failing economy spread as millions protested government budget cuts. ecuador granted asylum to wikilocations founder assange. if he takes one step out of this british embassy, they will arrest him. he faces sexual assault allegations in sweden and claims the u.s. wants to extradite him to face spy charges. team usa cammured 46 gold medals at the summer olympics in london. britain celebrated queen elizabeth's 60 years on the throne. and prince william and his wife kate announced a royal baby is on the way. en toa krause, cbs new -- tina krause, cbs news, london. >>> this new year's day marks 150 years for one of america's most famous pieces of history. >> the eman
forces remain in afghanistan. is come a year after u.s. troop -- and a year after u.s. troops left iraq, more than 2,000 people died in ongoing violence. in italy, two americans were among 32 passengers killed when the costa concordia sank and the captain abandoned ship. the pope made a historic visit to mexico and cuba despite his frail health, the 85-year-old even began tweeting. across europe, anger over the failing economy spread as millions protested government budget cuts. ecuador granted...
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it is not just the force in afghanistan that is being reduced. it would impact on the training of the force. and its preparedness to conduct other operations. >> white house officials say it is unclear what will happen with the sequester. on friday republican senator john mccain said he doesn't see how a deal gets done without addressing these across the board cuts which could cost a lot of contractors their jobs. >> now, the large defense contractors will probably be okay. they have significant cash reserves most of them. the smaller contractors would have trouble getting their lines of credit extended, trouble keeping their employees if they can't be assured of continued employment. >> the only way to avoid the automatic $492 billion in cuts to the pentagon over the next nine years is for congress to make a deal in the next two days. harris? >> peter, thank you. fox weather alert now. a new headache for travelers. tonight a fresh storm system is pummeling the northeast. as you know much of the region and really the rest of the country are recov
it is not just the force in afghanistan that is being reduced. it would impact on the training of the force. and its preparedness to conduct other operations. >> white house officials say it is unclear what will happen with the sequester. on friday republican senator john mccain said he doesn't see how a deal gets done without addressing these across the board cuts which could cost a lot of contractors their jobs. >> now, the large defense contractors will probably be okay. they...
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the end of the day after ana says it -- afghanistan is important. you don't want to create a safe haven for people to the be able to come back and reconstitute, but it's also about pakistan. to have an unstable afghanistan where radical islamist well on elements are organized as a danger to pakistan and its nuclear capability, and they are concerned about that. the rate cut had never happened without the presence. the future matters in terms of regional stability. that's why i'm so cautious about the way we disengage because if we disengage in a counterproductive way it's going to lead to greater chaos and perhaps even a setback. all lines that have been lost in the blood that has been seven will have been for naught. >> what you make of president mubarak. >> i don't know him well. from what i no -- >> as he ever cause you? >> i spoke to him a few times. gracious of the comet when my daughter was injured. >> your 12 year-old daughter. >> she's doing great. thank you. but let me to say that i have deep admiration for the way he has been able to balan
the end of the day after ana says it -- afghanistan is important. you don't want to create a safe haven for people to the be able to come back and reconstitute, but it's also about pakistan. to have an unstable afghanistan where radical islamist well on elements are organized as a danger to pakistan and its nuclear capability, and they are concerned about that. the rate cut had never happened without the presence. the future matters in terms of regional stability. that's why i'm so cautious...
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these brave americans, while they were sent to iraq and afghanistan and put their lives on the line every day to serve our country, then when they came home they needed help. republicans used the filibuster to say, no way. can't do it. and republicans filibustered the bring jobs home act. the thing about outsourcing, the act would have created a 20% tax break for moving jobs back to the united states. and it would have penalized companies for shipping jobs overseas. republicans filibustered legislation that would have created jobs and helped the middle class. this one even included a tax break. they still said no. remember, these are just three of 386 filibusters that the republicans have used to stop the obama agenda dead in its tracks. time and time again, republicans abuse this rule to hurt america's progress. senate democrats basically are sick of it and they want to change this filibuster rule. harry reid wants the following changes. senators can't filibuster a debate. he wants a shorter time to break a filibuster. and he wants senators to speak out about their filibuster in public.
these brave americans, while they were sent to iraq and afghanistan and put their lives on the line every day to serve our country, then when they came home they needed help. republicans used the filibuster to say, no way. can't do it. and republicans filibustered the bring jobs home act. the thing about outsourcing, the act would have created a 20% tax break for moving jobs back to the united states. and it would have penalized companies for shipping jobs overseas. republicans filibustered...
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dwight eisenhower said this before vietnam and afghanistan. we are about to unwind. nobody is calling it victory. it's simply we are stopping it. >> he wanted to avoid the wars because he felt they could become big wars. he did not commit anything. once he got us out of korea. >> that was his goal and why he got elected. >> it took a few months, but he got out. he kept the troops out of vietnam and had a lot of crisis. there were constant crisis in the 1950s. in china, russia, berlin, korea and vietnam and ike would bluff with nuclear weapons and he was determined to keep us out of war. >> do you think he was an isolationist? >> no. he believed we had to be in the world and very much for native. the first supreme allied commander and he opposed his own party that had a strong isolationist right wing at the time. >> looking back at eisenhower and we had this conversation off camera, i guess i could say he's the closest person we had to an independent or less partisan, least partisan president ideal origin ly. >> a lot of people didn't know if he was a democrat or repu
dwight eisenhower said this before vietnam and afghanistan. we are about to unwind. nobody is calling it victory. it's simply we are stopping it. >> he wanted to avoid the wars because he felt they could become big wars. he did not commit anything. once he got us out of korea. >> that was his goal and why he got elected. >> it took a few months, but he got out. he kept the troops out of vietnam and had a lot of crisis. there were constant crisis in the 1950s. in china, russia,...
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but alex began by getting an update on the war in afghanistan. >> i've been there twice in the last two years, the second trip was interesting in the fact that everybody now talks about the mission, not going after terrorists per se, but training the afghan forces. that's the -- they all want to tell you how well they are doing, give you numbers and power points and flow charts. how many afghan police and army they have trained up. it's happening, we saw it there. but the reality is, a great fear of what happens after the u.s. leaves, a lot of the u.s. forces don't have the same technical capability. they don't have drones and night vision, don't have a lot of special weapons. >> but with our american forces there, how do they feel about leaving? do they feel they have accomplished what they want to do. do they feel good about leaving things in the afghan hands? >> they feel good that they have a mission that they feel they are accomplishing, and certainly when you look at numbers, this are accomplishing that. recently an attack thwarted and they credited the afghan forces. things are h
but alex began by getting an update on the war in afghanistan. >> i've been there twice in the last two years, the second trip was interesting in the fact that everybody now talks about the mission, not going after terrorists per se, but training the afghan forces. that's the -- they all want to tell you how well they are doing, give you numbers and power points and flow charts. how many afghan police and army they have trained up. it's happening, we saw it there. but the reality is, a...
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gun and said that's the gun i care in afghanistan. why does a woman in connecticut have it? >> i want to play, though, what chuck schumer had to say about wayne la pierre's appearance. take a look at this. >> i think is he so extreme and so tone-deaf that he actually helps the cause of us passing sensible gun legislation in the congress. >> the other thing that chuck schumer, joe said on meet the press was it's like talking about lung cancer and how to solve lung cancer and not bringing up cigarettes when talking about what could be done differently in the country when it comes to gun control, and the nra wants to say, well, guns aren't the problem in these mass murders. that's not the problem. so in watch this, joe, do you think that wayne la pierre is hurting his own case as senator schumer suggests? >> well, what i wish he had done is i wish that given the fact that it's only been a little more than a week, we lost all those young people and some teachers many newtown, connecticut, that there isn't more talk about comforting the fa
gun and said that's the gun i care in afghanistan. why does a woman in connecticut have it? >> i want to play, though, what chuck schumer had to say about wayne la pierre's appearance. take a look at this. >> i think is he so extreme and so tone-deaf that he actually helps the cause of us passing sensible gun legislation in the congress. >> the other thing that chuck schumer, joe said on meet the press was it's like talking about lung cancer and how to solve lung cancer and...
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. >> warner: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. >> warner: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group
. >> warner: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. >> warner: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend....
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and we had 66,000 in afghanistan now. we had allies like syria, egypt, britain, france, you had to hold together this coalition which was an usual coalition, so to speak. the administration jim baker got u.n. sanction for this operation. and it was just, we had no headquarters in the region. right now the central command has a headquarters in qatar. there was fog like that. the arab states didn't really want the americans there and on a permanent basis. so we had, all of this had to be moved first to saudi arabia not region first from the defensive operation and then in an offensive operation. so just months and months for this to even, just to prepare for this. >> and he was in charge of that. but now he was as we lewded to in the piece also criticized for making some strategic mistakes. what were those? >> well, there were well two goals primary goal its one was to evict the iraqi forces from kuwait which was done in the 100 hour ground war after six weeks of bombing, remember that. but the other one was to destroy sadd
and we had 66,000 in afghanistan now. we had allies like syria, egypt, britain, france, you had to hold together this coalition which was an usual coalition, so to speak. the administration jim baker got u.n. sanction for this operation. and it was just, we had no headquarters in the region. right now the central command has a headquarters in qatar. there was fog like that. the arab states didn't really want the americans there and on a permanent basis. so we had, all of this had to be moved...
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john and zoraida are off. >> a developing story in afghanistan. an adviser to the afghan police has been shot and killed by a woman wearing an afghan police uniform. the latest in the series of green on blue insider attacks and our pentagon correspondent barbara starr joins us live with details on that. good morning. how unusual is this? >> well, alana, sadly this is a story we've report sod often during the year, haven't we? the details on this attack are different in one respect. as far as we know this is a case where a woman, an afghan woman in a police uniform conducted this shooting and killing. a contractor in cab uhl police headquarters. the nato alliance has already announced the incident but not said the nationality officially of the contractor involved. this typically does not happen where the perpetrator is a woman. they are going to have to determine, of course, if she really was an afghan police officer or perhaps the uniform was stolen or she somehow came into possession of it. a continuing issue in afghanistan the past several month
john and zoraida are off. >> a developing story in afghanistan. an adviser to the afghan police has been shot and killed by a woman wearing an afghan police uniform. the latest in the series of green on blue insider attacks and our pentagon correspondent barbara starr joins us live with details on that. good morning. how unusual is this? >> well, alana, sadly this is a story we've report sod often during the year, haven't we? the details on this attack are different in one respect....
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officers is dead in afghanistan. investigators believe he killed himself. this is the officer i'm talking about. navy commander joe w. price, 42 years old. a pentagon official says there's no indication he was involved in any military-related investigations or controversies. the navy has launched a full inquiry. >>> president hugo chavez is on the mend. that's according to venezuela's vice president who gave an update on his boss's condition this weekend. chavez has cancer and had surgery december 11th in cuba. vice president nicolas medura has been running things in venezuela during chavez's treatment. he describes hugo chavez as recovering and getting stronger every day. >>> a british newspaper is taking lance armstrong to court. the sunday times says they settled a libel case with armstrong six years ago after they printed claims that he was doping. well, as you know, armstrong was stripped of all his title this is year. why? over doping. the british paper wants its settlement money back and about $1 million more. >>> senator ben affleck? has a ring to i
officers is dead in afghanistan. investigators believe he killed himself. this is the officer i'm talking about. navy commander joe w. price, 42 years old. a pentagon official says there's no indication he was involved in any military-related investigations or controversies. the navy has launched a full inquiry. >>> president hugo chavez is on the mend. that's according to venezuela's vice president who gave an update on his boss's condition this weekend. chavez has cancer and had...
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that just happens to be a number that is greater than the coalition troops serving in afghanistan during the very same period, so think of that. chicago is in a very real sense a war zone. >> patients keep coming and they come and they come, like machine gunfire. you can expect this to happen every single night. >> for the past several years, "360" has been covering the growing epidemic of gun violence on chicago's south side. >> good evening. from the south side of chicago, a tough neighborhood with strong people reeling from a killing spree that cannot be ignored. there are no easy answers but the problems are too important to ignore. we're in chicago tonight, a city in crisis. kids are dying, shot, beaten, murdered in these streets. the videotaped beating of derrion albert, an honor student, brought washington bigwigs here today but is anyone paying enough attention to what's happening to our kids? >> we have gone to chicago a number of times over the last several years to report on this violence. if this violence was happening in other parts of the united states, many critics say it
that just happens to be a number that is greater than the coalition troops serving in afghanistan during the very same period, so think of that. chicago is in a very real sense a war zone. >> patients keep coming and they come and they come, like machine gunfire. you can expect this to happen every single night. >> for the past several years, "360" has been covering the growing epidemic of gun violence on chicago's south side. >> good evening. from the south side of...
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but it will be someone who has a lot on their play with don't ask don't tell, afghanistan for 2013. >> jimmy, great to see you. alex is coming your way next. what's coming up? >> thanks, thomas. we have the latest on how the fiscal deal could get done and why house republicans could think their best bet is to take their ball and get home. we will walk the cliff. tom ronafaruhar and ben white. plus, one man could hold the key to a successful second term for president barack obama. senator jeff murphy will join us to explain why before the senate does anything, it has to reform the fill la buster. and we will look at this debate that has been prompted by the movie "zero dark 30" with professor, author, and emmy award winner. all that starts in just three minutes.
but it will be someone who has a lot on their play with don't ask don't tell, afghanistan for 2013. >> jimmy, great to see you. alex is coming your way next. what's coming up? >> thanks, thomas. we have the latest on how the fiscal deal could get done and why house republicans could think their best bet is to take their ball and get home. we will walk the cliff. tom ronafaruhar and ben white. plus, one man could hold the key to a successful second term for president barack obama....
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and we had 66,000 in afghanistan now. we had allies like syria egypt, britain, france you had to hold together this coalition which was an usual coalition, so to speak. the administration jim baker got u.n. sanction for this operation. and it was just we had no headquarters in the region. right now the central command has a headquarters in qatar. there was fog like that. the arab states didn't really want the americans there and on a permanent basis. so we had, all of this had to be moved first to saudi arabia not region first from the defensive operation and then in an offensive operation. so just months and months for this to even just to prepare for this. >> and he was in charge of that. but now he was as we lewded to in the piece also criticized for making some strategic mistakes. what were those? >> well, there were well two goals primary goal its one was to evict the iraqi forces from kuwait which was done in the 100 hour ground war after six weeks of bombing, remember that. but the other one was to destroy saddam h
and we had 66,000 in afghanistan now. we had allies like syria egypt, britain, france you had to hold together this coalition which was an usual coalition, so to speak. the administration jim baker got u.n. sanction for this operation. and it was just we had no headquarters in the region. right now the central command has a headquarters in qatar. there was fog like that. the arab states didn't really want the americans there and on a permanent basis. so we had, all of this had to be moved first...
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> brown: "not eat each other up": the scapegoating, so far, has centered on immigrants from africa, afghanistan and elsewhere. by boat or across the turkish border, greece has functioned for years as an easy-to-enter gateway into the rest of europe. and one that by all accounts has made a mess of its immigration system. many migrants are illegal: largely tolerated in good times, but increasingly for greeks, no more. >> ( translated ): i don't have a problem with immigrants in general. but i have a problem with those who come here and don't find work and they resort to crime. >> brown: and has this been getting worse? >> everyday it's getting worse. >> brown: this man said he opposes violence against immigrants. but others clearly feel differently and the anti- immigrant sentiment helps explain the rise of the golden dawn party, which won 18 seats in parliament in the last election and has seen its popularity grow further in more recent polls to third among all parties. golden dawn describes itself as greek nationalists. but, with its swastika-like symbol, its rhetoric and street tactics, it's w
> brown: "not eat each other up": the scapegoating, so far, has centered on immigrants from africa, afghanistan and elsewhere. by boat or across the turkish border, greece has functioned for years as an easy-to-enter gateway into the rest of europe. and one that by all accounts has made a mess of its immigration system. many migrants are illegal: largely tolerated in good times, but increasingly for greeks, no more. >> ( translated ): i don't have a problem with immigrants in...
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air base in eastern afghanistan. the attack killed two afghan civilians and three afghan special forces. >>> in japan, seven people are missing after a tunnel collapse. about 150 concrete panels fell from the roof of a major highway tunnel. rescue efforts have been hampered by heavy smoke after one vehicle caught fire inside the same tunnel. >>> and the game between the kansas city chiefs and the carolina panthers is being played right now. all of this despite the tragedy at the chiefs arrowhead stadium when linebacker jovan belcher killed himself in the parking lot after killing his girlfriend. >>> as the country edges closer to the fiscal cliff, both sides are digging in their heels on a major sticking point. tax rates for the wealthy. treasury secretary timothy geithner making the rounds on the sunday morning talk shows today, and once again, made it clear that white house will reject any deal that does not let the bush tax cuts expire for high earners. >> if republicans are not willing to let rates go back up, an
air base in eastern afghanistan. the attack killed two afghan civilians and three afghan special forces. >>> in japan, seven people are missing after a tunnel collapse. about 150 concrete panels fell from the roof of a major highway tunnel. rescue efforts have been hampered by heavy smoke after one vehicle caught fire inside the same tunnel. >>> and the game between the kansas city chiefs and the carolina panthers is being played right now. all of this despite the tragedy at...
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in a way that protects bases in germany and unneeded nuclear weapons and prolongation of the war in afghanistan, and instead make more cuts elsewhere. >> you know what the republicans, particularly conservative republicans, are arguing, and a couple of them rand paul, pat toomey, put out statements after these negotiations shut down tonight and basically said, look, here's what democrats want. democrats want essentially to take more money from the wealthy, from the top few percent, to pay for more government spending that doesn't help us with the deficit. and you hear members of congress, your republican colleagues who say, in my district, they don't want more spending. and that's how they see this money being spent. >> two things i would say. first of all, that is not the democratic position. no one that i know of is arguing that all of the increased revenue should go for increased spending nap simply isn't the case. by the way not having the sequester doesn't mean increased spending. it mean not having spending cuts. i voted against the idea of a sequester. i think it's not right way to do it
in a way that protects bases in germany and unneeded nuclear weapons and prolongation of the war in afghanistan, and instead make more cuts elsewhere. >> you know what the republicans, particularly conservative republicans, are arguing, and a couple of them rand paul, pat toomey, put out statements after these negotiations shut down tonight and basically said, look, here's what democrats want. democrats want essentially to take more money from the wealthy, from the top few percent, to pay...